11. Read the text below and complete with the correct verb in the present perfect. Use the verbs from
the box below:
*Have - Be (2x) – Do - Hunt - Ride – See - Live – Travel (2x) - Meet*
My grandfather is ninety-six years old and he (1) has had a long and interesting life. He
(2)_______________________ a lot, especially in the Far East. He (3)_________________the Taj
Mahal in India and the Pyramids in Egypt. He (4) ______________________Lions in Africa and
(5)___________________ a camel across the Sahara Desert. He says that the most beautiful place he
(6)_____________________ to is Kathmandu in Nepal. He (7)______________________ The
Queen on several occasions. In 1959 he was a soldier in New Zeeland, and in 1972 he went to a
garden party at Buckingham Palace.
He has married twice. His first wife, died when she was 32. He met his second wife while he was
travelling round France by bike. He and his wife, Eleanor, (8)_______________________ married
for 50 years and they (9)________________________ in the same cottage in the country since they
got married. He says that he (10)___________ never _________________ ill in his life. The secret
of good health, according to my grandfather, is exercise. He goes swimming every day. He
(11)_____________________ this since he was a boy. He also has a glass of whisky every night!
Perhaps that is his secret!
By Sarah
Soluções para a tarefa
My grandfather is ninety-six years old and he (1) has had a long and interesting life. He
(2) HAS TRAVELED a lot, especially in the Far East. He (3)HAS TRAVELED Taj
Mahal in India and the Pyramids in Egypt. He (4) HAS SEEN Lions in Africa and
(5) HAS RIDDEN a camel across the Sahara Desert. He says that the most beautiful place he
(6) HAS BEEN to is Kathmandu in Nepal. He (7) HAS METThe
Queen on several occasions. In 1959 he was a soldier in New Zeeland, and in 1972 he went to a
garden party at Buckingham Palace.
He has married twice. His first wife, died when she was 32. He met his second wife while he was
travelling round France by bike. He and his wife, Eleanor, (8)HAS BEEN married
for 50 years and they (9)HAS LIVED in the same cottage in the country since they
got married. He says that he (10)HAS never HUNT ill in his life. The secret
of good health, according to my grandfather, is exercise. He goes swimming every day. He
(11)HAS DONE this since he was a boy. He also has a glass of whisky every night!
Perhaps that is his secret!
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